Monsters in the Closet

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by Harry Benshoff

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Horror

Keywords

horror, homosexuality

Publishing date

1997

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Collection

Inside Popular Film

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 336 pages
5 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches (14.5 x 22 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-7190-4473-1
978-0-7190-4473-1

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Book Presentation:
One of the few books to address the horror film from any kind of critical position.. Unique - The first history of the horror film to approach it from a queer perspective.. Written with detail and thoroughness - covers all eras of the horror film and correlates specific types of movie monsters to the historical social conditions which produced them.. Explores how popular culture encodes and demonizes queerness within the generic format of the horror film.

About the Author:
Harry M. Benshoff recently received his doctorate from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. He teaches film and television classes in and around Los Angeles

See the publisher website: Manchester University Press